Defence
IAF Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman Promoted
The Indian Air Force (IAF) has officially promoted Abhinandan Varthaman to a group Captain post. The 38-year-old was awarded Vir Chakra for gunning down a Pakistani F-16 during a dogfight over the Line of Control (LoC) on February 27, 2019. A group captain is equivalent to a colonel in the army.A...